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IVCC Continuing Education Center
(815) 224-0427 or continuingeducation@ivcc.edu
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Closed on holidays. Closed on Fridays during the summer.
Hours may be subject to change.

IVCC offers a variety of convenient online courses educationan professionals can pursue for professional development hours. Contact hours and tuition vary by course. Visit our online learning center.

New! Online Graduate Credit Course Available for Teachers!

IVCC will offer a new class Developing the Socialization Skills of Students with ASD in the Inclusive Classroom. This class is eligible for 16 PD Hours or 3 Graduate Credits from Framingham State University. 

Take it Online!

Earn PD’s that are Convenient, Affordable, and Effective!
Take IVCC online courses anywhere and when it’s most convenient for you!

*Teachers intending to earn PD Hours will be contacted by Illinois Valley Community College upon beginning the course. Students will need to complete ISBE documentation upon completion of their course to receive the certificate of completion. 

Complete course descriptions, syllabus and demos of class lessons.

Here's a sample of just some of courses available

Tools for Teachers

  • Survival Kit for New Teachers
  • Teaching Pre-school: A Year of Inspiring Lessons
  • Creating Classroom Centers
  • Teaching Students with ADHD
  • Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
  • Teaching Students with Autism: Strategies for Success
  • Empowering Students with Disabilities
  • Understanding Adolescents
  • The Differentiated Instruction and Response to Intervention Connection
  • Solving Classroom Discipline Problems
  • Working Successfully with Learning Disabled Students
  • Creating the Inclusive Classroom 
  • Differentiating K-12 Assessments

Reading and Writing

  • Teaching Writing: Grades K-3
  • Common Core Standards for English Language Arts K-5
  • Content Literacy: Grades 6-12
  • Guided Reading and Writing: Strategies for Maximum Student Achievement 

Classroom Computing

  • Integrating Technology in the Classroom
  • Teaching Smarter with SMART Boards
  • Using the Internet in the Classroom
  • Creating a Classroom Website

Languages

  • Spanish in the Classroom
  • Enhancing Language Development in Childhood
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Teaching Science: Grades 4-6
  • Introduction to Algebra
  • Teaching Math Grade 4-6

For more information, contact (815) 224-0547 or jennifer_scheri@ivcc.edu.